Loughguile

{{short description|Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland}}

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| official_name = Loughguile

| irish_name = Loch gCaol

| scots_name =

| local_name =

| static_image_name = st patricks catholic church,Loughguile.jpg

| static_image_caption = St Patrick's Catholic church

| map_type = Northern Ireland

| coordinates = {{coord|55.061|-6.306|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = none

| belfast_distance_mi = 46

| population = 396

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| irish_grid_reference = D082250

| unitary_northern_ireland = Causeway Coast and Glens

| country = Northern Ireland

|historic_county=

| post_town = BALLYMENA

| postcode_area = BT

| postcode_district = BT44

| dial_code = 028

| constituency_westminster = North Antrim

| constituency_ni_assembly = North Antrim

| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Antrim

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| dublin_distance_mi = 118

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Loughguile ({{IPAc-en|l|ɒ|x|ˈ|ɡ|iː|l}} {{respell|lokh|GEEL|'}}; {{Irish derived place name|Loch gCaol|lake of the narrow}}),[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=16134 Place Names NI][http://www.logainm.ie/61309.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] (see archival records) also spelt Loughgiel, is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Situated 8 miles east of Ballymoney it is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. The village had a population of 396 people (128 households) in the 2011 census.{{cite web|title=Loughguile |url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html |website=Census 2011 Results |publisher=NI Statistics and Research Agency |access-date=30 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422012413/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html |archive-date=22 April 2015 }}

Education

The local schools are St Patrick's Primary School and St Anne's Primary School.

Sport

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The hurling team, Loughgiel Shamrocks, is the only team in Ulster to have won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, doing so in 1983 and 2012.{{Cite web |last=Watters |first=Andy |date=2021-03-03 |title=Glory Days: Loughgiel Shamrocks break the mould to win the All-Ireland in 1983 |url=http://www.irishnews.com/sport/hurlingandcamogie/2021/03/03/news/glory-days-loughgiel-shamrocks-break-the-mould-to-win-the-all-ireland-in-1983-2241496/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=The Irish News |language=en}} The club also currently has the highest number of county titles in Antrim (20).

People

{{See also|Category:People from Loughguile}}

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See also

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